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6 – The Loxton News, Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Hospital fundraiser thanks
On behalf of the Women’s and Children’s
Hospital Foundation, I would like to
thank everyone who got behind the TeamKids
Beyond Bank Easter Appeal on Easter
Monday, helping us to exceed our fundraising
target of $2 million to support sick children at
the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
There were so many highlights, but above
all, we were overwhelmed by the generosity
of thousands of South Australians, including
big-hearted businesses, who were clearly
touched by the any heartfelt family stories
shared throughout the all-day broadcast.
Add to this the dozens of celebrities and
talented performers and volunteers who
gave up their time over Easter to support
this important cause. This appeal has been
a perfect example of what TeamKids is all
about – people coming together to make a
positive difference within our community.
It’s a team effort, for our kids, and we’re
proud of what has been achieved through
the first Easter appeal in over 25 years. The
$2,233,690.50 raised will help us, as the
official charity of the hospital, to continue
to fund important equipment, research and
services vital for over a quarter of a million
children, babies and women who rely on the
Women’s and Children’s Hospital each year.
We look forward to doing it all over again
next year, but in the meantime, if you’d like
to make a donation, you still can at the web-
site (teamkidseasterappeal.org.au).
Sam Tolley
Chief executive officer
Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation
Youth Week theme
It’s fitting that this year, the theme of
National Youth Week (April 10-19) is ‘It
Starts With Us’.
We are all responsible for looking after
our own mental health and wellbeing –
and we should be keeping a watchful eye
on how people around us are travelling –
especially young people. The most recent
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures
show that in 2013, we lost 348 young peo-
ple (aged 15 to 24) to suicide in one year.
It’s a shocking fact that suicide remains
the biggest killer of young Australians
every year. Twice as many young people
die as a result of suicide than as a result
of car accidents. Further research suggests
that three in four mental health conditions
emerge by age 24 and half by age 14. Hope
and recovery is possible and support is out
there.
Young people need to be aware of this and
be able to recognise the signs and symptoms
of mental health conditions such as depres-
sion and anxiety, so they can take action to
help themselves, or others, if they need it.
Adults need to know so they can step in
to lend a hand if a young person is psycho-
logically distressed and requires guidance.
On our website (beyondblue.org.au) there
is a lot of helpful information including a
parent’s guide to anxiety and depression in
young people and videos to help you start a
difficult conversation when you’re not sure
what to say.
At the site (youthbeyondblue.com) there
is information specifically for young people
and a link to the BRAVE program which is
an interactive online program for the pre-
vention and treatment of anxiety. If you’re
a young person, please understand that it’s
okay to put your hand up and tell someone
if you feel miserable most of the time, if
you’re scared of being bullied by kids at
school or if life at home is distressing.
Talk to an adult you trust or call the
Beyondblue Support Service 24/7 on 1300
22 4636, or chat online (beyondblue.org.
au/get-support) from 3pm until midnight
AEST. There are trained mental health pro-
fessionals available to help you deal with
problems and there are treatments that will
work to get you on the road to recovery.
During National Youth Week, make a com-
mitment to take responsibility for achieving
your best possible mental health, not just
this week, but every week of the year.
Georgie Harman
Chief executive officer
Beyondblue
FROM OUR FILES
50 years
Thursday, April 14, 1965
Members of the Loxton Rotary Club have col-
lected hundreds of books for distribution to un-
der-privileged counties in Southeast Asia.
A deputation would wait on South Australian
Housing Trust officials seeking their action on
drainage at Aleppo Street, it was announced at
Friday’s Loxton Council meeting.
40 years
Wednesday, April 16, 1975
At its April meeting, the Loxton Council agreed
to a suggestion that it invite representatives of all
local service clubs to a meeting to sponsor and
plan a road safety campaign.
A well known Adelaide political lecturer and
commentator, Dr Dean Jaensch, drew an audi-
ence of about 100 people when he gave a talk in
Loxton on Friday night.
30 years
Wednesday, April 17, 1985
Loxton High School athletics have confirmed
their dominance of the Riverland inter-school
competition, winning the championship shield for
the sixth successive year.
A new site for a bridge over the River Murray at
Berri may be put forward for consideration.
20 years
Wednesday, April 12, 1995
Rehabilitation of the government irrigation area
at Loxton will be the subject of talks next week.
Loxton bowler Shirley Fenwick won the Women’s
Country Singles Championship on Sunday.
10 years
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Balmy weather and a big crowd helped Loxton
North Primary School raise around $11,000 at its
annual Harvest Festival last Friday night.
A breakthrough discovery at the Loxton
Research Centre has opened the door to con-
trolling a disease which affects grapevines across
Australia.
FROM THE BIBLE...
Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’
before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you
will have no reward from your Father in Heaven.
–
Matthew 6:1 (NIV Bible)
letters to the editor
the years go by...
by Peter and
Carla Magarey
HW Bartsch & Sons, Loxton’s oldest functioning family business, circa 1950s. Heinrich
Wilhelm (Bill) Bartsch from Moculta married Sophie Kretschmer on May 4, 1919, in Loxton.
In 1922, Bill helped build the Corona Theatre – an AWR Drabsch project in East Terrace
and, in 1923, founded his building business, on Kretschmer land in Fifth Street. Bill was
Masonry Contractor to St Peter’s church during its construction from 1925-26. Bill and wife
Sophie had nine children, all born in Loxton. Eighth child Maxwell Robert (Toby) was born
on July 21, 1929. He worked with his Dad for a while before undertaking heavy duties for
a season in a ‘dried fruit’ shed in Merbein. In 1950, Toby returned to Loxton taking over the
family business with brothers Stanley, Merv and Davey. Bill died in 1951. Shortly after, Stan,
then Merv left the business leaving Toby and Davey as managers. Toby married Maureen
Fowler from Mt Barker in 1961. They had three children Craig, Diane and Darren all of
whom have worked for a time in the building supplies business renowned for ‘old-style’,
practical, helpful service to their customers.
– Bartsch family photo
Ishould be playing golf
today (Easter Sunday),
but instead I write to you
from bed on my laptop
computer.
Not because I am
ridiculously dedicated to
keeping you informed, but
because I am crook.
I have a virus and
– beingthatIama
man – it is the worst
infection anyone has ever
experienced. Yes, I have
‘Man-flu’.
Not that I’m complaining
– at least not as much as
my of degree suffering
would justify. No, I
am being exceedingly
brave and will use the
opportunity to explain a bit
about winter infections.
Medical dictionaries
contain many long,
strange, Latin-based terms,
but often they have clues
in them.
For example, words
ending in ‘itis’ are all
conditions caused by
inflammation. The first part
of the word often tells you
where the inflammation
is occurring – sinusitis
is inflammation in the
sinuses (but not always, for
example phlebitis).
Inflammation of tissues
may be caused by a
variety of insults including
infection (such as bacterial
tonisillitis), allergy (for
example, allergic rhinitis),
trauma (like tendonitis)
or irritation (including
dermatitis).
Occasionally, the body’s
immune system is even
triggered to attack its own
tissues in diseases like
rheumatoid arthritis.
Diagnosing inflammation
– which causes heat,
redness, swelling, pain and
loss of function – is not
rocket science, but working
out the cause can be tricky.
Every winter a number
of germs become more
intrusive. The most
common of these by far
are the viruses including
adenoviruses, rhinoviruses,
and influenza viruses.
These cause pharyngitis,
rhinitis, sinusitis, otitis (this
set is commonly known
as upper respiratory
tract infection: URTI),
bronchitis and pneumonitis
(lower respiratory tract
infection), conjunctivitis,
gastroenteritis etcetera.
These very simple
‘organisms’ are just bits
of DNA which get into
our systems through our
mouths and noses, from
our hands or in the air we
inhale when people cough
and sneeze virus particles
into the breeze and onto
surfaces.
They get into our
body cells, attach to our
own DNA and begin to
replicate – causing direct
damage and hi-jacking
our cells machinery to
produce abnormal proteins
which circulate through
our bodies and cause our
symptoms.
Because they don’t
have a cell wall or cellular
functions of their own and
exist by intimate union
with our own cells, they
are quite hard to reach
and kill with drugs without
killing our own tissues.
Antibiotics, which are
effective against bacteria,
do not kill them. Antiviral
drugs are only partially
effective.
Vaccines can help
reduce the incidence and
severity of infection, but
viruses are often good
at mutating making it
necessary for us to keep
modifying vaccines to
play ‘catch up’ with their
evolution.
Fortunately, most
viruses are not lethal
(exceptions of course
include new severe
influenza strains and Ebola)
and most often the body’s
immune system, after
a short while, learns to
identify and kill the virus
without drugs (exceptions
include AIDS and Hepatitis
C viruses).
Treatment for virus
infections is ‘symptomatic’;
do whatever you can to
make yourself feel better
while the body eliminates
the infection.
My personal favourite
relievers include orange
juice, Green Ginger Wine,
Codral cold and flu tabs
and Fisherman’s Friends.
Some people swear
by chicken soup and of
course, rest, extra fluids
and a light healthy diet are
all important to support
our immune system while
it does its thing.
Meanwhile, we are
feeling a bit clever at
the minute at the medical
practice because finally we
have a website.
Look us up by Googling
“Loxton Doctors” or
“Loxton Health Centre”
or using the web address
(loxtondoctors.com.au).
Please let us know if you
have any suggestions.
Doctor Ignatius Oyugbo
trained and practiced
as a specialist obstetrician
in his home country of
Nigeria.
On arrival in Loxton he
decided he would study
to be a GP and practice
obstetrics as a sideline, but
ultimately this did not feel
quite right for him and a
few weeks ago he moved
to Adelaide to work and
study at the Lyell McEwin
Hospital, with the aim of
attaining his Australian
obstetric specialist
qualification.
His wife, Dr Betty has
now decided that it is right
for the family for them
all to join him in the city,
so sadly she and their
children will also be leaving
us by the end of April.
The Loxton Medical
Practice has enjoyed
having them and they
will be greatly missed by
their peers, patients and
community. We wish them
all the best.
SPOTLIGHT
ON LOCAL HEALTH
with Dr Peter Hamilton
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be included for verification. The deadline for letters is 5pm on Monday.
CROSSWORD
Number 641
Solution to No. 640
ACROSS
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5. Edges
8. Non-verse
9. Glide on ice
10. Cape York town
11. Bleed
12. Hautboys
15. Compositions
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21. Not better
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blower
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4. Open public
discussion
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14. Water pitchers
16. Remove weapons
17. Fine net fabric
18. Pig enclosure
19. Chinese
cooking pan
21. Windscreen
attachment
22. Crow-like birds
23. Put up
24. Wood fastener
25. Rewrites
26. Mansion
27. Small gulls
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Each number
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and3x3box.
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No.348
Solution No. 347
Level of Difficulty:
Very Hard
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‘Man flu’ and other unwanted winter guests